A homeless veteran and a couple who helped raise $400,000 in a viral GoFundMe are all now facing charges after allegedly making up a good deed to scam donors.

So, what happens with all the well-intentioned donations? Or, well, lack thereof?

The campaign's 14,000 donors are all getting a refund, GoFundMe announced Thursday in a statement sent via email during a press conference by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. He announced the theft charges against veteran Johnny Bobbitt, Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico.

"While this type of behavior by an individual is extremely rare, it's unacceptable and clearly it has consequences," Bobby Whithorne, a spokesman with the company, said in the statement. "Committing fraud, whether it takes place on or offline is against the law. We are fully cooperating and assisting law enforcement officials to recover every dollar withdrawn by Ms. McClure and Mr. D'Amico."

The trio made international headlines with their story of how Bobbitt, a homeless veteran living in Philadelphia, spent his last $20 to get McClure back on the road when she ran out of gas on I-95 last fall. McClure was hoping to raise $10,000 to get him off the streets and back on his feet, but donors heeded the call to help and ended up dropping $400,000 into the GoFundMe she'd set up with D'Amico.

The three appeared to all on social media as a happy group of close-knit, new-found friends, or even family, as they described it. But when things went sour this summer, suspicious arose. Bobbitt began accusing the couple of spending all his cash, and an investigation ensued.

After it appeared that the couple had spent Bobbitt's money, GoFundMe said it deposited $20,000 into an account controlled by Bobbitt's attorneys, and assured its donors that Bobbitt would get the full windfall of cash owed to him.

After the prosecutor announced charges against Bobbitt and the couple Thursday, GoFundMe said it would work with law enforcement to recover the misspent funds, as is the company's policy.

During Thursday's press conference, Coffina noted the chilling effect fraudulent fundraising can have on charitable contributions, but encouraged people to not let the sad story keep them from being generous.

GoFundMe echoed that sentiment, noting that campaigns resulting in misuse make up less than one-tenth of 1 percent of activity on the platform.

"One fraudulent campaign is one too many, but when it does take place, we take action to protect donors," Whithorne said.